Garmin Activity Trackers

Capt_Apollo

Looking at possibly getting an activity tracker. the only thing is that i want one that can track swimming as well.

Looking at garmin, because thats what i use as far as tracking workouts. Their activity trackers are the vívosmart and the vívofit 3

shadow2soul

The following devices provide detailed swim metrics for pool swimming only:

• Garmin Swim
• vivoactive

Other devices that can safely be used in the water (based on the 5ATM water rating), but will not provide any swimming metrics include:

• fenix/tactix
• Forerunner 10
• Forerunner 15
• Forerunner 25
• Forerunner 220/620
• Forerunner 225
• Forerunner 230/235/630
• FR60
• FR70
• vivofit/vivofit 2
• vivosmart/vivosmart HR

Which fitness/multisport devices can I safely wear while swimming?


edit: As a side note, I don't have a Garmin device. If your wanting your swim to be tracked though as well as an activity tracker, looks like vivoactive is the one you want to look at.

Capt_Apollo

thanks... i was hoping not to have to spend $200+

NorthCascades

I've used my Fenix 3 to track swimming, outdoors in the summer. I get a map, stroke rate and pace, and my HR if I wear the right HRM. I think it will do all of that except the map indoors, but I'm more of a hike to a beautiful lake kind of guy.

its_go_time

I have the vivoactive and am very happy with it.

Capt_Apollo

i have an older 910xt triathlon set up. but i don't wear it all the time because it wasn't meant for that. i usually just put it on as i'm headed for a workout.

but occasionally i forget my device, or the opportunity to train will present itself at a random moment, and i won't have the watch (i do however, keep a gym bag in my car at all times). This usually happens most with swimming. If it's a run i don't mind turning on Strava on my phone and carrying it; a strength training session i just manually track later.

meghanttu08

I have the Vivoactive for my runs and love it!